Comparison

AsteraApp vs Event Fabula

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AsteraApp

Control complex lighting setups with customizable programs and effects. Prepare lights for wireless DMX, diagnose, update, and reset them. Features include beat-synced effects, group management, and power-saving standby.

Highlights
  • Customizable programs and effects
  • Wireless DMX preparation
  • Light diagnostics and updates
  • Beat-synced effects (Auto BPM)
  • Group management (Targets)
  • Scheduled Standby
  • Dynamic PowerBoost
Features
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The AsteraApp™ offers intuitive and fast control of complex lighting setups with fully customizable programs and effects. The App is also used to prepare Astera lights for wireless DMX by sending addresses and profilesto them. In addition, lamps can be diagnosed, updated or reset from the AsteraApp™. Here are some of the features: Talkback+ Detect all available lights, set them up, check their status, configure DMX addresses and DMX profiles. Seamless Runtime Set the length of your production and be sure that your lights won`t run out while still getting the maximum brightness. Effects Quickly build programs out of colors and effects, trigger them or make them match a beat. Targets Quickly create groups of lights, assign positions and select which lights should receive commands. Scheduled StandBy Switch lights into power-saving standby and schedule them to wake up when the production starts. Dynamic PowerBoost This exclusive feature makes the light able to display the maximum brightness at all time and intensify non-white colors. Green/Magenta Correction Adjust green/magenta during content creation to reduce postproduction work. Emergency Lights Switches to white light when AC power is cut to keep your event save DJ Feature Auto BPM analyzes the beat and matches programs to it, flash buttons can trigger special effects while being held down. Other Features The AsteraApp™ is packed with many additional items and new features are frequently added via software update.

About

Event Fabula

Features
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Offer the very best in virtual and real world games with the Event Fabula app. All your games will be fully branded to your own specifications. All your games will be customized to your audience and their needs. This is the event software where fun, engagement and connection is at the center of what you are looking to accomplish. Build games ranging from Amazing Races, Escape Games, Treasure Hunts, Scavenger Hunts, Trivia Games, QR Hunts, Virtual Reality and much more. The most flexible challenge based game platform. White Label your events so they always are 100% on brand.

Screenshots

AsteraApp4 screens
Event Fabula4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AsteraApp at every 3 weeks against Event Fabula's every 6 weeks. AsteraApp also leads on iOS requirement (10.3 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AsteraApp ships an update every 3 weeks, Event Fabula every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AsteraApp versus Event Fabula: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsteraAppEvent Fabula
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (51 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.3 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAstera LED Technology GmbHSocial Scavenger Inc.

In-app purchases

None

AsteraApp

No in-app purchases

None

Event Fabula

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AsteraApp free?
AsteraApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Event Fabula free?
Event Fabula is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AsteraApp or Event Fabula have ads?
Neither AsteraApp nor Event Fabula shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AsteraApp or Event Fabula?
AsteraApp ships an update every 3 weeks, and Event Fabula every 6 weeks. Most recently, AsteraApp was updated on October 8, 2026 and Event Fabula on September 25, 2026.

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